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Thin Client Support, Windows Virtual Desktop
Hello, Since Windows Virtual desktop service relies on azure AD for authentication. Is this supported by thin clients that support RD protocol and were designed initially for classic RDS infrastruct...
- You can download the Windows Desktop client for any W10 IoT Enterprise device (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/connect-windows-7-and-10
- For Linux, you can use the IGEL client (some docs here https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/linux-overview)
- The HTML5 client can also run on most browsers on Linux devices
We are working with a number of other Linux thin client partners to enable them to build their own WVD clients. Today, IGEL is the only partner with a client in production. If there are other Linux thin client you and your customers need support for, please keep posting in this thread. It always helps us to have more info to share with partners re demand.
AmineG
I'm also interested in this. The main business case for VWD we see is replacing current RDS/Citrix environments, while retaining the current thin client estate. If we need to buy new Windows-based computers to run WVD, the business case comes up a lot worse...